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Practical Guide to LTE-A, VoLTE and IoT

Author Mohamed A. El-saidny , Ayman ElNashar
Release Date: 2018/08/01
ISBN: 9781119063308
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Essential reference providing best practice of LTE-A, VoLTE, and IoT Design/deployment/Performance and evolution towards 5G

This book is a practical guide to the design, deployment, and performance of LTE-A, VoLTE/IMS and IoT. A comprehensive practical performance analysis for VoLTE is conducted based on field measurement results from live LTE networks. Also, it provides a comprehensive introduction to IoT and 5G evolutions. Practical aspects and best practice of LTE-A/IMS/VoLTE/IoT are presented. Practical aspects of LTE-Advanced features are presented. In addition, LTE/LTE-A network capacity dimensioning and analysis are demonstrated based on live LTE/LTE-A networks KPIs.  A comprehensive foundation for 5G technologies is provided including massive MIMO, eMBB, URLLC, mMTC, NGCN and network slicing, cloudification, virtualization and SDN.  

Practical Guide to LTE-A, VoLTE and IoT: Paving the Way Towards 5G can be used as a practical comprehensive guide for best practices in LTE/LTE-A/VoLTE/IoT design, deployment, performance analysis and network architecture and dimensioning. It offers tutorial introduction on LTE-A/IoT/5G networks, enabling the reader to use this advanced book without the need to refer to more introductory texts. 

  • Offers a complete overview of LTE and LTE-A, IMS, VoLTE and IoT and 5G
  • Introduces readers to IP Multimedia Subsystems (IMS)Performs a comprehensive evaluation of VoLTE/CSFB
  • Provides LTE/LTE-A network capacity and dimensioning
  • Examines IoT and 5G evolutions towards a super connected world
  • Introduce 3GPP NB-IoT evolution for low power wide area (LPWA) network
  • Provide a comprehensive introduction for 5G evolution including eMBB, URLLC, mMTC, network slicing, cloudification, virtualization, SDN and orchestration 

Practical Guide to LTE-A, VoLTE and IoT will appeal to all deployment and service engineers, network designers, and planning and optimization engineers working in mobile communications. Also, it is a practical guide for R&D and standardization experts to evolve the LTE/LTE-A, VoLTE and IoT towards 5G evolution. 

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. About the Authors
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1: LTE and LTE‐A Overview
    1. 1.1 Introduction
    2. 1.2 Link Spectrum Efficiency
    3. 1.3 LTE‐Advanced and Beyond
    4. 1.4 Evolved Packet System (EPS) Overview
    5. 1.5 Network Architecture Evolution
    6. 1.6 LTE UE Description
    7. 1.7 EPS Bearer Procedures
    8. 1.8 Access and Non‐access Stratum Procedures
    9. 1.9 LTE Air Interface
    10. 1.10 OFDM Signal Generation
    11. 1.11 LTE Channels and Procedures
    12. 1.12 Uplink Physical Channels
    13. 1.13 Physical Layer Procedures
    14. 1.14 RRC Layer and Mobility Procedures
    15. 1.15 LTE Idle Mode Mobility Procedures
    16. 1.16 LTE Connected Mode Mobility Procedures
    17. 1.17 Interworking with Other 3GPP Radio Access
    18. References
  7. Chapter 2: Introduction to the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
    1. 2.1 Introduction
    2. 2.2 IMS Network Description
    3. 2.3 IMS Identities and Subscription
    4. 2.4 IMS Architecture and Interfaces
    5. 2.5 MMTel (Multimedia Telephony) Services
    6. 2.6 Service Centralization and Continuity AS (SCC AS)
    7. 2.7 Operator X IMS–VoLTE Architecture
    8. References
  8. Chapter 3: VoLTE/CSFB Call Setup Delay and Handover Analysis
    1. 3.1 Overview
    2. 3.2 Introduction
    3. 3.3 CSFB Call Flow and Relevant KPIs
    4. 3.4 VoLTE Call Flow and Relevant KPIs
    5. 3.5 VoLTE Handover and Data Interruption Time
    6. 3.6 Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC)
    7. 3.7 Performance Analysis
    8. 3.8 Latency Reduction During Handover
    9. 3.9 Practical Use Cases and Recommendations
    10. 3.10 Conclusions
    11. References
  9. Chapter 4: Comprehensive Performance Evaluation of VoLTE
    1. 4.1 Overview
    2. 4.2 Introduction
    3. 4.3 VoLTE Principles
    4. 4.4 Main VoLTE Features
    5. 4.5 Testing Environment and Main VoLTE KPIs
    6. 4.6 VoLTE Performance Evaluation
    7. 4.7 EVS Coding and Voice Evolution
    8. 4.8 TTI Bundling Performance Evaluation
    9. 4.9 BLER Impact on Voice Quality
    10. 4.10 Scheduler Performance
    11. 4.11 VoLTE KPI Evaluation
    12. 4.12 Use Cases and Recommendations
    13. 4.13 Conclusions
    14. References
  10. Chapter 5: Evaluation of LTE‐Advanced Features
    1. 5.1 Introduction to LTE‐Advanced Features
    2. 5.2 Carrier Aggregation in LTE‐A and LTE‐A Pro
    3. 5.3 Higher‐order Modulation (HOM) for Uplink and Downlink
    4. 5.4 LTE‐A Feature Dependencies
    5. 5.5 Other Enhancements Towards Advanced LTE Deployments
    6. References
  11. Chapter 6: LTE Network Capacity Analysis
    1. 6.1 Overview
    2. 6.2 Introduction
    3. 6.3 Users and Traffic Utilization
    4. 6.4 Downlink Analysis
    5. 6.5 DL KPI Analysis
    6. 6.6 UL KPI Analysis
    7. 6.7 Data Connection Performance
    8. 6.8 Link Reliability Analysis
    9. 6.9 Main KPI Comparison for Different Operators
    10. References
  12. Chapter 7: IoT Evolution Towards a Super‐connected World
    1. 7.1 Overview
    2. 7.2 Introduction to the IoT
    3. 7.3 IoT Standards
    4. 7.4 IoT Platform
    5. 7.5 IoT Gateways, Devices, and “Things” Management
    6. 7.6 Edge and Fog Computing
    7. 7.7 IoT Sensors
    8. 7.8 IoT Protocols
    9. 7.9 IoT Networks
    10. 7.10 3GPP Standards for IoT
    11. 7.11 3GPP NB‐IoT
    12. 7.12 NB‐IoT DL Specifications
    13. 7.13 NB‐IoT UL Specifications
    14. 7.14 Release 13 Machine‐type Communications Overview
    15. 7.15 Link Budget Analysis
    16. 7.16 NB‐IoT Network Topology
    17. 7.17 Architecture Enhancement for CIoT
    18. 7.18 Sample IoT Use Cases
    19. References
  13. Chapter 8: 5G Evolution Towards a Super‐connected World
    1. 8.1 Overview
    2. 8.2 Introduction
    3. 8.3 5G New Radio (NR) and Air Interface
    4. 8.4 What is Next for LTE‐A Pro Evolution?
    5. 8.5 5G Spectrum View
    6. 8.6 5G Design Considerations
    7. 8.7 5G Deployment Scenarios for Mobile Applications
    8. 8.8 Air‐to‐Ground and Satellite Scenarios
    9. 8.9 5G Evaluation KPIs
    10. 8.10 Next‐generation Radio Access Requirements
    11. 8.11 5G NextGen Core Network Architecture
    12. 8.12 5G Waveform and Multiple Access Design
    13. 8.13 NFV and SDN
    14. 8.14 Conclusion
    15. References
  14. Index
  15. End User License Agreement
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